helicopter rescues
Hovering emergency retrievals
Helicopter rescues are emergency extractions performed by helicopter, typically from remote, dangerous, or otherwise inaccessible locations.
Mountain climbers stranded on peaks, hikers lost in wilderness, sailors on sinking vessels, and flood victims on rooftops are common subjects.
The term covers both the operations themselves and news coverage of them: Helicopter rescues dominated the evening broadcast after the earthquake.
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- air ambulanceEmergency medical aircraft
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
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